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Confronting the Storm: The Overactive Thyroid

Confronting the Storm: The Overactive Thyroid

by Josee Malette | Mar 16, 2023 | Critical Care, emergency, Featured, Grand Round Summaries

“When You Hear Hooves, Think Horse, Not Zebra” – Dr. Theodore Woodward   This above sentence is a dictum that every medical student has heard at some point during their training. It’s the reason, that when someone comes in febrile and agitated our first...
BHP Corner – Atrial Fibrillation

BHP Corner – Atrial Fibrillation

by Mark Froats, Josee Malette | Jan 26, 2023 | BHP Corner, Featured, Prehospital and Transport Medicine

It’s time for another BHP Corner! This quarterly submission by the Base Hospital Physician Group for the RPPEO , aims to discuss topics specific to prehospital settings to educate paramedics and other healthcare providers interested in PTM on the realities of...

BHP Corner – Pain and Analgesia

by Michael Austin, Josee Malette | Nov 29, 2022 | BHP Corner, Featured, Prehospital and Transport Medicine

Pain – To Treat or Not to Treat, that is NOT the question!   Every day,  paramedics respond to patients in pain. Pain is responsible for approximately 40% of ambulance calls (1), making pain and analgesia a hot topic in prehospital medicine. Effective and...
BHP Corner – Death After Trauma

BHP Corner – Death After Trauma

by Mark Froats, Josee Malette | Nov 1, 2022 | BHP Corner, Featured, Prehospital and Transport Medicine

Traumatic Cardiac Arrest   Paramedics often respond to patients who have no vital signs after being involved in a traumatic event. These cases are especially notable for the tragic and violent means by which persons suddenly meet their end. Most patients who do...
BHP Corner – To TOR or not to TOR?

BHP Corner – To TOR or not to TOR?

by Mark Froats, Josee Malette | Oct 4, 2022 | BHP Corner, Featured, Prehospital and Transport Medicine

Medical Cardiac Arrest – To TOR or Not To TOR?   Base Hospital Physicians Corner – or BHP Corner – is a new web-series we are introducing to be published in a quarterly fashion. Written by RPPEO Base Hospital Physicians, these publications will...
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